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Geographic Territory of the Great Plains Geographic Territory of the Great Plains What is the Great Plains? The definition of the Great Plains is debated. Typically, it refers to the territory from Montana to Minnesota and down to New Mexico and Texas. In this study, a 12-state area is used, including Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, and Wyoming. Combined, these states represent approximately 40% of all U.S. land area outside of Alaska and Hawaii. Rather than narrow the territory to select counties within these 12 states (i.e., delineation typically used by the U.S. Department of Agriculture), all 1,009 counties are included, specifically for those Federal policymakers who represent these states. A more in-depth discussion of different ways to delineate the Great Plains can be found in: Donald L. Bogue and Calvin L. Beale, Economic Areas of the United States, Free Press, 1961. S.R. Johnson and Aziz Bouzaher (eds.), Conservation of Great Plains Ecosystems: Current Science, Future Options, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1995. Highlights Figure 1. The metropolitan counties tend to lie on the outside borders of the region. Table 1. The Great Plains is sparsely populated. Only 14% (N=142) of the counties in the region are metropolitan. In contrast, 36% (N=358) are rural (i.e., lacking a city of at least 2,500 people). Nearly 23% of counties in Texas are classified as metropolitan, the highest proportion in the Great Plains region. North Dakota and South Dakota have the highest concentration of rural counties with 72% and 68%, respectively. Table 2-3. Nearly 39% of the counties in the region are “farm-dependent” (i.e, at least 20% of their total labor and proprietor income is derived from farming). Approximately 14% of the counties in the region have persistent poverty (i.e., a poverty rate of at least 20% for the past four decades). These are typically counties that include Native American reservations. 2 Demographic Chartbook: Profiling Change in the Great Plains Demographic Chartbook: Profiling Change in the Great Plains 3 Table 1. Distribution of Counties in the Great Plains by Metropolitan and Non-Metropolitan Status: 1993 Note: Metropolitan Status was determined using the 1993 Beale Codes provided by the United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service. For purposes of this study, the Great Plains is defined as all counties in Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, and Wyoming. Data reflect the actual number and percent of counties. Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service Non-Metropolitan Counties Urban population 20,000 Urban population 2,500 Rural population less Metropolitan Counties Total or more to 19,999 than 2,500 States in the Great Plains Total Counties Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Colorado 63 10 15.9 53 84.1 1 1.6 24 38.1 28 44.4 Iowa 99 10 10.1 89 89.9 9 9.1 60 60.6 20 20.2 Kansas 105 9 8.6 96 91.4 10 9.5 40 38.1 46 43.8 Minnesota 87 18 20.7 69 79.3 4 4.6 45 51.7 20 23.0 Montana 56 2 3.6 54 96.4 5 8.9 19 33.9 30 53.6 Nebraska 93 6 6.5 87 93.5 7 7.5 28 30.1 52 55.9 New Mexico 33 6 18.2 27 81.8 7 21.2 13 39.4 7 21.2 North Dakota 53 4 7.5 49 92.5 1 1.9 10 18.9 38 71.7 Oklahoma 77 14 18.2 63 81.8 7 9.1 45 58.4 11 14.3 South Dakota 66 3 4.5 63 95.5 1 1.5 17 25.8 45 68.2 Texas 254 58 22.8 196 77.2 12 4.7 127 50.0 57 22.4 Wyoming 23 2 8.7 21 91.3 2 8.7 15 65.2 4 17.4 TOTAL 1,009 142 14.1 867 85.9 66 6.5 443 43.9 358 35.5 1993 Beale Codes (Rural-Urban Continuum Codes): These codes, published by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service, form a classification scheme that distinguishes metropolitan counties by size, and non-metropolitan counties by degree of urbanization and proximity to metro areas. All U.S. counties and county equivalents are grouped according to the official metro status announced by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in June 1993, when the current population and commuting criteria were first applied to results of the 1990 Census of Population. New Rural-Urban Continuum Codes based on the 2000 Census are not expected to be available until 2003. For more information, visit the following URL: http://www.ers.usda.gov/Briefing/Rurality/. Metropolitan Counties are defined as those counties included in Metropolitan Areas (MA). The general concept of an MA is one of a large population nucleus, together with adjacent communities that have a high degree of economic and social integration with that nucleus. Each MA must contain either a place with a minimum population of 50,000 or a Census Bureau-defined urbanized area and a total MA population of at least 100,000. An MA comprises one or more central counties. An MA also may include one or more outlying counties that have close economic and social relationships with the central county. An outlying county must have a specified level of commuting to the central counties and also must meet certain standards regarding metropolitan character, such as population density, urban population and population growth. Non-Metropolitan Urban Counties are those counties outside an MA with places having a population of 2,500 persons or more. Non-Metropolitan Rural Counties are those counties outside an MA with places having a population less than 2,500 persons. 4 Demographic Chartbook: Profiling Change in the Great Plains Table 2. Distribution of Counties in the Great Plains by Economic Type: 1989 Note: Economic Type was determined using the 1989 Revised County Typology Codes provided by the United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service. For purposes of this study, the Great Plains is defined as all counties in Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, and Wyoming. Data reflect the actual number and percent of counties. Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service County Economic Type Farming Dependent Mining Dependent Manufacturing Dependent Government Dependent Services Dependent Non-specialized States in the Great Total Plains Counties Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Colorado 63 17 27.0 6 9.5 0 0.0 6 9.5 20 31.7 4 6.3 Iowa 99 41 41.4 0 0.0 11 11.1 2 2.0 9 9.1 26 26.3 Kansas 105 44 41.9 1 1.0 7 6.7 5 4.8 14 13.3 25 23.8 Minnesota 87 29 33.3 0 0.0 10 11.5 6 6.9 7 8.0 17 19.5 Montana 56 21 37.5 7 12.5 1 1.8 7 12.5 14 25.0 4 7.1 Nebraska 93 70 75.3 0 0.0 4 4.3 0 0.0 7 7.5 6 6.5 New Mexico 33 7 21.2 4 12.1 1 3.0 10 30.3 3 9.1 2 6.1 North Dakota 53 28 52.8 3 5.7 1 1.9 2 3.8 11 20.8 4 7.5 Oklahoma 77 19 24.7 4 5.2 4 5.2 13 16.9 7 9.1 16 20.8 South Dakota 66 49 74.2 1 1.5 11 16.7 6 9.1 6 9.1 1 1.5 Texas 254 65 25.6 30 11.8 0 0.0 19 7.5 24 9.4 47 18.5 Wyoming 23 0 0.0 8 34.8 0 0.0 9 39.1 1 4.3 2 8.7 TOTAL 1,009 390 38.7 64 6.3 50 5.0 85 8.4 123 12.2 154 15.3 1989 County Typology Codes: The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service identifies 11 types of non-metropolitan counties according to their economic or policy type. This classification scheme reduces the wide range of economic and social diversity to a few important themes relevant to rural policy making. For more information, visit the following URL: http://www.ers.usda.gov/Briefing/Rurality/. Economic Types: Farming-Dependent: Farming contributed a weighted annual average of 20 percent or more labor and proprietor income over the three years from 1987 to 1989. Mining-Dependent: Mining contributed a weighted annual average of 15 percent or more labor and proprietor income over the three years from 1987 to 1989. Manufacturing-Dependent: Manufacturing contributed a weighted annual average of 30 percent or more labor and proprietor income over the three years from 1987 to 1989. Government-Dependent: Government activities contributed a weighted annual average of 25 percent or more labor and proprietor income over the three years from 1987 to 1989. Services-Dependent: Service activities contributed a weighted annual average of 50 percent or more labor and proprietor income over the three years from 1987 to 1989. Non-specialized: Counties not classified as a specialized economic type over the three years from 1987 to 1989. Demographic Chartbook: Profiling Change in the Great Plains 5 Table 3.
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